Although sometimes portrayed in film and television as simply "falling asleep without warning," the reality of narcolepsy is ...
That overwhelming sleepiness dragging you down might not just be from staying up too late scrolling through TikTok. While everyone occasionally battles the afternoon slump, people with hypersomnia or ...
Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have found evidence that type-1 narcolepsy, a condition known for its "sleep attacks," is caused by the body's own immune system. The work is ...
SAN DIEGO — The investigational drug AXS-12 (reboxetine, Axsome Therapeutics) is safe and effective for the treatment of cataplexy (emotionally induced muscle weakness) and excessive daytime ...
Narcolepsy is a rare neurological sleeping condition characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and difficulty staying asleep at night. Blood tests alone are not used to diagnose narcolepsy. A ...
Julie Flygare was 21 when the symptoms started. First her knees would buckle briefly, but only when she laughed. She awoke one night to the sight of a burglar attacking her, while she lay paralyzed ...
AXS-12 reduced the frequency of cataplexy attacks per week compared with placebo (P =.017). Topline results were announced from a phase 3 trial evaluating AXS-12 (reboxetine) in patients with ...